The Collaborative Action Network is an innovative program of the North Sound ACH (Accountable Community of Health). BLC's membership in this Network allows the church to form partnerships, and work collaboratively with individuals and organizations that are dedicated to vibrant and healthy communities, and the necessary conditions for all to thrive!
Network members are organizations, agencies, collectives, and individuals seeking equitable outcomes within Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom counties, and our region’s eight Tribal nations. Our members represent more than 150 organizations across many sectors, from clinical and social services to transformational justice, food systems, education, refugee and immigrant services, animal welfare, faith-based communities, LGBTQ+ advocacy groups, and so much more. Through the Network, we foster collaborations that break down silos, build relationships, promote resource sharing, and create learning opportunities.
Through a trust relationship, we strive to create a more just, equitable world for all communities, grounded in fairness, compassion, and belief in each other's agency and lived experience.
Commitments that Network to which members agree:
Together we endeavor to dismantle and heal inherited legacies of exclusion and trauma, expand the vital conditions that all people need to thrive, and create new legacies for well-being and justice.
We adopt a shared action and learning framework, and common metrics to maximize our impact.
We will use our infuence to —
Actively champion the goals, values, and priorities within our own spheres of infuence.
Share leadership and shape priorities of regional partner convenings.
Support well-being measurement, helping to secure, promote, and use measures.
Share learning and action opportunities with network and community members.
Share practices and policies in plain language, enhancing understanding among all community members.
In the addition to member commitments, the following document lays out the Shared Beliefs and Guiding Principles of the Network:
As a faith community, we are thrilled to participate with the successful and innovative team at North Sound ACH, which understands that greater community health and vitality comes through collaboration.
Several of our partner organizations are already members of the Collaborative Action Network, and we are excited to expand our connections and positive reach with Burlington and Skagit County.
Network members we already partner with:
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